Moon Muːn Earth Surface Man Light Extra Examples

• the surface of the moon
• the first man to walk on the moon
• a moon landing
• a crescent moon

moon

1. the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
• the surface of the moon
• the first man to walk on the moon
• a moon landing

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• He made a promise to put a man on the moon.
• During the eclipse, the moon passed between the sun and the Earth.
• The agency wants to establish a permanent moon base.
• an astronaut who was killed during the first moon mission
2. the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time
• SEE ALSO full moon
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/full-moon
• a crescent moon
• There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen).
• By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.

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• The calendar gives you sunset times as well as moon phases.
• The moon had almost set and the night was now dark.
• They had to work by the light of the moon.
• A large black cloud covered the moon.
• The moon reflected perfectly off the surface of the water.
• The moon cast its soft glow on the earth below.
3. a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
• How many moons does Jupiter have?

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• The probe landed on Saturn's largest moon.
• Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter.
• Saturn's icy moons
4. to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
• Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
5. a very long time ago
• All that happened many moons ago.
6. very rarely
7. extremely happy and excited
• They’re over the moon about their trip to Japan.
8. to make promises that will be impossible to keep
• Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
9. to make promises that will be impossible to keep
• Politicians promise the moon before an election, but things are different afterwards.

Word Origin

• Old English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time).